Anxiety and excitement are the same emotion. The only difference is our attitude toward the experience.

Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway.

Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what's happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what's happening.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.

To live is enough.

Those who grasp at things as truly existent are like someone trying to catch the reflection of the moon in water.

Our practice cannot be perfect, but without being discouraged by this, we should continue it. This is the secret of practice.

The teaching of the Buddha is based on two truths: conventional truth and ultimate truth. Without understanding the relationship between these two, the deeper meaning of the Buddha's teaching cannot be understood.

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

The nature of life is change. The nature of change is painful. The nature of pain is temporary.

Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced state of mind.

The root of suffering is not in the world outside us but in our own minds.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

Emptiness is not nothingness. Emptiness is the space of possibility.

The mind is the forerunner of all things. Our present life is the result of our past thoughts, and our future life will be the result of our present thoughts.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a mental vacuum but to come to know one's own mind.

Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.

The deepest happiness comes from having an enduring sense of purpose, one that gives our lives meaning beyond the endless pursuit of pleasure and success.

The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger.

The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful, we will be free from worries and mental discomfort.

The dharma is not outside of you. Looking for it elsewhere is like placing a Buddha on your head while searching for him everywhere else.

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

The practitioner and practice are like fire and wood. The more you practice, the more you burn.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

The path is not about perfecting ourselves, but about perfecting our love.

Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

True freedom is a freedom from the tyranny of our own thoughts and afflictive emotions.

The Noble Eightfold Path is not a path of mere intellectual understanding but a path of practice, of inner transformation.

The door of your heart can only be opened from the inside.